“Himalayas”

birds · wildlife

Rufous Turtle Dove in the Himalaya A compilation of bird species recorded in the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand shows a variety of resident and mountain woodland birds in their natural habitats.

birds · wildlife

Pallas's Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's Sea Eagle or Band-Tailed Fish Eagle, is a large, brownish sea-eagle.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Without the Ramganga river there would be no Corbett. It is the largest of the precious few perennial sources of water in the Park. In fact, for a brief period (from 1954 to 1957) the Park was known as Ramganga National Park.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Without the Ramganga river there would be no Corbett. It is the largest of the precious few perennial sources of water in the Park. In fact, for a brief period (from 1954 to 1957) the Park was known as Ramganga National Park.

birds · wildlife

There’s something truly magical about birdwatching in the Himalayas. In this video, I had the privilege of observing some of the most beautiful and vibrant mountain birds in their natural habitat.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · wildlife

This breathtaking footage captures a Lammergeier / Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) soaring effortlessly over Key Village and the iconic Chicham Bridge in the arid winter landscape of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh.

snow · wildlife

This Snow Leopard or Ounce sits at the edge of a slippery snowed-over cliff in the high Himalaya, in the peak of winter.

wildlife · river

Village life in Assam - we see children and women enjoying the cool breeze blowing and a woman is carrying a cute goat in her hands. Assam is a state of India in the north-eastern region.

Rajasthan·birds · wildlife

The most common urban and extra-urban Kingfisher of India - the White-breasted Kingfisher sits in wait for not just fish but frogs and other small prey at Bharatpur or Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Sexes alike.

hills · forest

The red face lappet and white kalgi or head-dress feathers stand out in prominence, as the male Kaleej uses all the tricks in its book to impress the female bird nearby, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

Did you know that Drongo birds provide cover and protection to smaller and milder birds that breed near its own nesting tree? The Grey Drongo is found in the middle and lower hills of the Himalaya.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Rhinoceros grazing in field inside Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

wildlife · birds

Large-Tailed Nightjar is a widespread resident, Himalayas east to Eastern and North-Eastern India and Bangladesh.

wildlife · birds

A Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus). This species is a large, dark violet-blue bird with shiny spangling on its head, back, and wings, and a contrasting yellow bill.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Landslide-prone slopes of Mussoorie, with a fabulous cross-section view of uplift strata and folds visible in rock from the Tethys sea. The house located atop the gouged out slope is in clear danger of falling to the road below.

wildlife · birds

This video features Himalayan birds, including the Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus), Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis), Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha), Striated Laughing Thrush (Garrulax striatus), Eurasian…

wildlife · birds

With India's summer heat, the British thought this bird was singing Brainfever, Brainfever! But it is really just the Common Hawk Cuckoo or papiha, a parasitice cuckoo that calls out aloud in the summer months.

wildlife · birds

What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up north, in warmer balmier wintery India.

wildlife · snow

Snow Leopard is one of the large species of big cat family native to the mountain ranges of Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

The Crested Hawk-eagle or Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Wildlife and mountain scenery around Jabbarkhet, near Mussoorie in Uttarakhand. An Indian spotted eagle (Clanga hastata) perches at the top of a conifer, its brown plumage illuminated by sunlight as it scans its surroundings and tilts its h…

forest · hills

In the fading light of a monsoon day, what has this female Kalij Pheasant found as she gobbles it up, trying to stuff it down her beak, camouflaged as she is into forest leaf litter digs in to the understorey for insects and seeds? Male thr…

forest · hills

Female Kalij Pheasant camouflaged into forest leaf litter digs in to the understorey for insects and seeds Male threatens female away from prize worm she has found: Kaleej Pheasant couple beak around in grass Male and female Kalij Pheasant…

forest · hills

Come night time, and the Kalij Pheasants in our forest ascend to the upper branches of oak trees to roost. While there, they dig into the lichens and mosses to search for insectds and plant food.